The ministry released a statement in which it raised its projection for the grain harvest this market year, which runs from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, from about 60 million tonnes to 63.1 million tonnes.

It said the increased production would enable Ukraine to supply abroad about 42 million tonnes of grain in the current marketing year compared with the previously estimated 40.6 million tonnes.

Ukraine harvested 61.3 million tonnes of grain in 2017-18 and exported 39.4 million tonnes that year.

Rogers Foods recently invited World Grain to tour its expanded flour mill in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. An article about the mill expansion and other recent company activities will appear in the April issue of World Grain.